February 2011
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20 things you didn't know about death
1. The practice of burying the dead may date back 350,000 years, as evidenced by a 45-foot-deep pit in Atapuerca, Spain, filled with the fossils of 27 hominids of the species Homo heidelbergensis, a possible ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans. 2. There are at least 200 euphemisms for death, including “to be in Abraham’s bosom,” “just add maggots,” and “sleep with the Tribbles” (a ...
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January 2011
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“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is...”
– John Keating, Dead Poet’s Society (via thegirlwiththemessyhair)
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“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
– Oscar Wilde (via upaliproject)
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“I couldn’t get myself to read the want ads. The thought of sitting in front of a...”
– Charles Bukowski (via upaliproject)
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“I don’t know about other people, but when I wake up in the morning and put my...”
– Charles Bukowski (via upaliproject)
“What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of...”
– Pablo Picasso (via upaliproject)
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“It’s funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy...”
– anthony burgess, a clockwork orange (via damageintomp)
Insanity.
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The general stereotype for insanity is a negative one. People generally associate being in an insane state as something that needs to be removed. Unless one has experienced insanity and come out to tell the tale, no one could know what insanity is truly like. Insanity as a term is tossed around frequently, most often at a loss as to how to define it. Insanity varies, it isn’t...
